The Active Voice The Passive Voice

а) They usually close the shop at 8. The shop is usually closedat 8.
They closed the shop at 8 yesterday. The shop was closed at 8 yesterday.

They will close the shop at 8 tomorrow. The shop will be closed at 8

tomorrow.

b) The students are translating The text is being translated by
the text now. the students now.
The students were translating The text was being translated by

the text the whole lesson yesterday. students the whole lesson yesterday.

The students will be translatingThe textwill be translatedthe

the text the whole lesson tomorrow. whole lesson tomorrow.

c) We havejust written the The test hasjust been written
test. (by us).

We had written the test before The test had been written before the

the bell rang. bell rang.

We shall have written the test The test will have been written before

before the bell rings. the bell rings.

Translate the sentences. Indicate the tenses in the Passive Voice.

а) 1. The delegation was headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. 2. She can be seen in the library every day. 3. Heat and light are given to us by the sun. 4. The child was often left home alone. 5. The children were brought up in the country. 6. He was educated at Oxford. 7. I wasn't told about your decision. 8. The guests were shown the places of interest in the city. 9. The house was destroyed by the fire. 10. She is invited to come to England next year. 11. This house will be rebuilt after the war.

b) 1. The film is much spoken about. 2. My father will be operated on. 3. The letter is being looked for everywhere. 4. The boy was laughed at. 5. The book is often referred to. 6. My friend can be relied on. 7. I must go. I'm being waited for. 8. The children will be looked after. 9. Your parents are taken good care of. 10. Our teacher is always listened to attentively.

3. Give the Infinitive form in the Passive Voice according to the model.

Model:to do - to be done

to show - to be shown

to bring, to translate, to send, to offer, to make, to speak, to tell, to say, to build, to use, to advise, to break, to give, to take, to find, to see, to do, to join, to visit, to clean, to understand, to meet, to plant, to write, to read, to pay, to finish, to return

Put the following sentences in different tenses of the Passive Voice. Use the necessary key-words.

1. Dinner (be cooked) by mother. 2. This problem (be discussed) by students. 3. A new grammar rule (be explained) by the teacher. 4. The poem (be learnt) by the pupils. 5. A beautiful piece of music (be played) by the pianist. 6. The suit (be made) by a tailor.

always, usually, often, in 2005, yesterday, at 5 o'clock yesterday, next Monday, at 11 o'clock tomorrow, now, in a week, at this moment, during the break, when he comes in, just, this year, today, last week, by that time, before noon, the day after tomorrow, by the end of the month, before Christmas.

5. Write the following sentences in negative and interrogative forms:

1) The first prize was won by John.

2) Our exercises are corrected every day by the teacher.

3) The mail is usually delivered at ten o'clock.

4) The construction of the bridge will be finished this year.

5) The contract will be signed tomorrow.

6) His report was listened to with great interest.

7) The film is much spoken about.

8) All the letters are looked through by the secretary.

9) All these books were published by this publishing house.

6. Translate the following sentences using the necessary form of the verb in the Passive Voice:

1. Статья была переведена a) is translated
вчера. b) was translated